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National Park Service: The American Civil War: African Americans
An overview of African American's contributions during the Civil War. Presents the history, contributions, and information on the Underground Railroad.
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Home of the American Civil War: Battle of the Ironclads
A description of the first battle of iron-clad ships during the Civil War. Includes great primary source documents from officers involved.
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Home of the American Civil War: Battle of Stones River
A source for several articles about the Battle of Stones River. You can find a description of the battle, a battlefield map, as well as the official Orders of Battle of both the Union and Confederate armies.
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National Park Service: The American Civil War
An overview of the Civil War produced by the National Parks Service provides information on the entire conflict as well as information on specific battles that occurred.
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Home of the American Civil War: Seven Days' Battles
Official records and detailed descriptions of the Seven Days' Battles including maps and reports of Union and Confederate generals. From several sources.
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Home of the American Civil War: North Anna and Cold Harbor
Two descriptions, brief and detailed, of the battle, a great battle description taken from the Confederate Military History and post battle reports from seven generals.
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Home of the American Civil War: The Siege of Vicksburg (May 18 July 4, 1863)
Read about the siege of Vicksburg from both the Union and Confederate points of view, the plight of the citizens, and official orders of battle.
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The Civil War Home Page
Anything that one might need to research or understand the American Civil War can be found on this huge web site! Photo and text database, official records and maps, battles, research pages, and much more can be found in this expansive...
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Home of the American Civil War: Battle of New Market, May 15, 1864
A report on the Battle of New Market by a Confederate general and one by a Union general as well as a map and the official orders of both sides.
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Home of the American Civil War: Battle of Fort Donelson
A detailed account of the Battle of Fort Donelson from "The Confederate Military History."
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Pennsylvania Heritage Society: Pennsylvania Civil War 150
The sidebar of this site reads "Understand the War Through People Then and Now." That is the mission of the site, and when you click on each word or phrase, you open up a world of information about the Civil War. Compiled resources help...
American Battlefield Trust
American Battlefield Trust: Civil War: Animated Map: Fort Sumter
Animated map tells the story of the events that led up to the first shots of the Civil War fired at Fort Sumter. [7:31]
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National Park Service: Cwsac: Civil War Battle Summaries: Manassas, First
Here is an organized description of the first major land battle of the Civil War of the Manassas Campaign. This battle is also known as the First Bull Run. Read a description of it here.
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History.com: How Photos From the Battle of Antietam Revealed the American Civil War's Horrors
In October 1862, a shocking and unique photo exhibition opened at Mathew B. Brady's Broadway gallery in New York City. A small placard at the door advertised "The Dead of Antietam," and, as The New York Times reported on October 20,...
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Home of the American Civil War: The Eastern Theater: The Peninsula Campaign
A lengthy description of the Peninsula Campaign. Read about the strategy involved in this lengthy campaign, the goals, and the results for both the Union and Confederacy. From "Epic Battles of the Civil War" by Curtis M. Jingle, Michael...
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Home of the American Civil War: Chancellorsville Campaign
A brief description of the Chancellorsville Campaign of April and May, 1863. From "Epic Battles of the Civil War" by Curtis M. Jingle, Michael R. Brasher, and Warren Von Worley.
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Home of the American Civil War: The Battle of Bull Run
Provides detailed information about the First Battle Of Bull Run. Includes a detailed description of the battle as well as documents from official Civil War records such as the order of the battle. From several sources.
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Home of the American Civil War: Missionary Ridge, 25 Nov. 63
An account of the bloody battle of Missionary Ridge from "The Civil War Dictionary" by Mark Boatner III.
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Home of the American Civil War: Stand Watie
Who was the only Native American general in the Civil War, the last Confederate general to lay down arms? Read about Stand Watie, Cherokee chief whose troops fought throughout Indian Territory and surrounding states. From "The...
American Battlefield Trust
American Battlefield Trust: Civil War: Animated Map: Franklin
Animated map shows the troop movements of both the Union and Confederate armies prior to and during the Civil War battle at Franklin, Tennessee, in 1864.
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Home of the American Civil War: Battle of New Madrid and Island No. 10
Find three articles and a map about the blockading of the Mississippi River by the Confederate troops and the running of that blockade by Union ironclads.
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The History of War: Battles, Sieges and Treaties: American Civil War (1861 1865)
A chronological listing of all the major and minor battles of the American Civil War from the firing of the first shots at Fort Sumter to the last Battle of Palmetto Ranch, fought a month after Lee surrendered at Appomatox. Most of the...
American Battlefield Trust
American Battlefield Trust: Civil War: The Battle of Antietam
Watch this animated Civil War simulation depicting the The Battle of Antietam of 1862.
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History Net: Civil War
This resource presents a summary of the American Civil War, including various battles and milestones.